{"id":347497,"date":"2026-06-05T03:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T03:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/347497\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T03:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T03:14:12","slug":"sbpd-offers-a-community-policing-academy-this-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/347497\/","title":{"rendered":"SBPD offers a Community Policing Academy this July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tn_sbpd_patch.color_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Seal Beach Police Department \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tn_sbpd_patch.color_.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"tn_sbpd_patch.color\"\/><\/a>Seal Beach Police Department <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Seal Beach Police Department will be hosting a Community Policing Academy beginning in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community Policing Academy was developed to provide the public with an understanding of law enforcement\u2019s role in the community. This ten-week program offers an overview of the Seal Beach Police Department\u2019s structure, philosophy, operations and services. Through hands-on demonstrations and exercises, participants will experience a variety of activities that police officers deal with on a daily basis. They will also have the opportunity to go on ride-alongs with Seal Beach officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community Policing Academy will meet one night a week for ten consecutive weeks. Each session will be held at SBPD Headquarters on Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The class dates are: July 15, July 22, July 29, Aug. 5, Aug. 12, Aug. 19, Aug. 26, Sept. 2, Sept. 9, and Sept. 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be a graduation ceremony in the 10th week of the Community Policing Academy. Each participant will receive a graduation certificate and a special gift from the department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The curriculum is designed to be an overview of the police department and is not intended to serve as training for a career in law enforcement. Topics include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Seal Beach Police Department Organizational Structure \/ Chain of Command<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Roles in Law Enforcement<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Ethics and Police Professionalism<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Detective Bureau \/ Criminal Investigations<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Narcotics and DUI Investigations<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Police Canines<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Use of Force<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Patrol Operations and Traffic Stops<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Shoot \/ Don\u2019t Shoot Scenarios<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Traffic Enforcement and Collision Investigation<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Shooting Range and Firearms Training<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 CPR Certification<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The information covered during each week\u2019s session will help the community gain knowledge of police operations, units, procedures and protocols. The expectations of the Community Policing Academy are to develop a stronger relationship between the community and police department, and to make Seal Beach an even safer city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community Policing Academy is only open to 20 participants at this time, with future academy sessions being considered. In order to participate in the Community Policing Academy, applicants must be at least 18 years of age, live or work in Seal Beach, and must not have any misdemeanor or felony convictions. Selection procedures require completion of an application, modified personal history statement, and a criminal background check. After completion of the selection process, applicants will be mailed a confirmation letter indicating acceptance into the program and other details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To obtain more information about the program or to request an application, contact Sgt. Joe Garcia at jfgarcia@sealbeachca.gov or (562) 799-4100 ext. 1649.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/catalinaexpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OCCN-122018_300x250.gif\"\/><\/a>        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seal Beach Police Department The Seal Beach Police Department will be hosting a Community Policing Academy beginning in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78927,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-347497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}